OSUN 2018:Â President Muhammadu Buhari has said APC must retain the State of Osun for the party.
He made this statement at a mega rally of APC in Osogbo in preparation for the September 22 governorship election.
He appealed to the people not to allow darkness to take over the state of Osun.
President Buhari gives mandate for APC to retain Osun State
Buhari said that the people should come out massively to vote for APC. He said people should not allow corrupt people to have their way in the state.
Buhari restated that APC had zero tolerance for corruption. He went further that Nigerians would continue to kick corrupt leaders out of the polity.
“Nigeria must be free of corrupt leaders,’’ he said. He assured the people of government’s commitment to completing all projects abandoned by previous administration in the state.
Aside the continuation of road projects in the state, the federal government was constructing a transmission line and sub-station to boost electricity supply in the state.
He praised Aregbesola for the strides made in infrastructure development, especially in the area of education, healthcare, security and housing.
Buhari assured the people that a vote for APC candidate, Mr Gboyega Oyetala is a vote for sustenance of development.
He said he was in the state of Osun for the good of the people.
President Buhari said Oyetola was ready to work and thanked the people for their hospitality, warmth, friendliness.
The National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole, expressed gratitude to Buhari for assisting to mobilise people to vote for the party.
“President Buhari’s presence in Oshogbo is not to retain what APC already had but to assure Osun people of the readiness to consolidate and build more on what the people already have,’’ he explained.
Oshiomhole explained that the eight years of APC’s administration had brought many changes and changed the face of Osun State.
Giving the assurance that APC’s candidate, Oyetola was ready to work, he said: “Governorship is not for apprentices but for those who want and ready to work.’’
“This is not the era for those who will want to engage in familiarisation tours. The state is for somebody who knows the terrain and ready to work.
“The contest is not for those who will turn the government house to disco house. But for those who are ready to serve and work.
We need people who have the passion, people with character, and people with conviction.
“These are trying times; we need people who are competent. We need people who can manage finances, and those who can also generate revenue.’’
“Oyetola is more suitable for the job, he would continue with the people-oriented, people-driven and people-support programmes of Aregbesola.â€
He said that APC was celebrating Osun state where a level playing group had been created for children of all classes.
He said, “one-day–a-meal programme for children in schools by Osun state has benefitted the children of the “poorest workers/farmers’’.
Many governors as well as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr. Lasun attended the rally.
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